TL;DR

Design Engineer (AI): Transforming and optimizing user interfaces for a fast-growing AI learning app with an accent on craft, interactivity, and production-readiness. Focus on building engaging user experiences, coding own components, and scaling a design system for rapid AI prototyping.

Location: Hybrid, mostly in-person in Berlin. Monthly paid visits for remote employees are expected. Visa & relocation support to Berlin is available.

Salary: Competitive salary + significant equity

Company

%hirify_global% is one of the fastest-growing AI learning apps, founded out of high school, aiming to become the #1 AI learning companion for 1 billion students, backed by €50M funding.

What you will do

Transform entire parts of the app to create a genuinely great user experience.
Work closely with Founders and Engineering teams to ship interactive, production-ready features.
Build own projects from scratch, including growth features or experimental design interfaces.
Build systems and scale your design into production by coding components and a design system for fast AI prototyping.

Requirements

2–5 years of experience building own products or working in a B2C startup.
Shipped high-performing interfaces that both moved metrics and delighted users.
Deeply care about quality, micro-animations, user delight, and the full experience.
Ability to think in systems, with data, and for millions of users.
Strong building skills to create MVPs for product ideas quickly.
Proficiency in coding own components and building a design system.

Culture & Benefits

Competitive salary and significant equity.
New, cosy office in central Berlin.
Paid office dinners and Friday lunches company-wide.
28 days holiday (+1 per year), with 40 days work from anywhere.
Access to Urban Sports Club, mental health budget via Nilo, and a personal development budget.
Visa & relocation support to Berlin.
Work in a fast-paced, high-urgency environment with a focus on impact.

Hiring process

Fill out the application form.
Conversation with Paul (Product) about your past work, goals, and ambition.
Deep-dive call with Gregor (CPO) to review the app and design thinking.
Paid onsite day to meet the team, explore designs together, and a final founder interview.
Offer provided the next day, followed by contract signing and onboarding.